Atarba williamsi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Atarba
- Species: Atarba williamsi
Visual Description
Atarba williamsi is a small, slender fly characteristic of the family Limoniidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal several distinct morphological traits:[1]
- Wings: The wings are translucent and marked with a series of small, dark spots or patches along the veins, providing a mottled appearance.
- Body and Appendages: The body is elongated and delicate. The legs are notably long, thin, and fragile, featuring distinct dark banding or rings at the joints.
Distribution and Classification
Atarba williamsi was described by Theischinger in 1994.[2] It is classified within the genus Atarba, a group of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Atarba / williamsi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atarba williamsi Theischinger, 1994. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1513374. Accessed 2026-07-16.